Programs of Study

Liberty University offers graduate degree programs of study in two formats:

Residential. With the residential delivery format, courses in a program are delivered on campus [face-to-face] and generally last the standard semester.

Online. With the online [distance education] delivery format, courses in a program are delivered to students through a virtual classroom experience that is flexible, personal and challenging. Through the online format a student can complete a program entirely online, with some exceptions in which a student is required to complete a minimum number of courses face-to-face on campus.

Regardless of format, the majority of the course work for any program of study must be earned at Liberty University. The requirements for graduation for all programs are listed in this Catalog and on degree completion plans, which are available online at http://www.liberty.edu.

Graduate degree programs with concentrations or cognates are listed below.

1 These programs may require a student to complete a minimum number of courses face-to-face on campus2 Concentrations or Cognates in Law Studies are open to currently enrolled Liberty University School of Law J.D. students or Liberty University School of Law alumni. Please see the School of Law section of this Catalog.3 The Master of Arts in Christian Ministry and the Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling are also available online through Liberty University en Español.

Course Numbering and Identification

Each course is identified by a four-letter prefix and a three-digit number. The letters represent the disciplinary area.

Course Numbering

500

Basic Master's Level

600

Advanced Master's Level

700

Special Master's Level and Doctoral Level

800

Doctoral Level

900

Advanced Doctoral Level

Course Prefixes

ACCT

Accounting

HIUS

United States History

APOL

Apologetics

HIWD

World History

BIOL

Biology

HLTH

Health

BMAL

Business Management and Leadership

HOMI

Homiletics

BUSI

Business

HSER

Human Services

CHHI

Church History

LAW

Law

CHPL

Chaplaincy Ministry

MATH

Mathematics

CJUS

Criminal Justice

NBST

New Testament Biblical Studies

CLED

Christian Leadership

NGRK

New Testament Greek

CMIN

Children's Ministry

NURS

Nursing

COMS

Communication Studies

PADM

Public Administration

COUC

Counseling (Ph.D. students only)

PPOG

Public Policy - Government

COUN

Counseling

PPOL

Public Policy - Law

DISS

Dissertation

OBST

Old Testament Biblical Studies

DMIN

Doctor of Ministry

OTCL

Old Testament Cognate Languages

DSMN

Discipleship Ministries

PACO

Pastoral Counseling

EDUC

Education

PHIL

Philosophy

ENGL

English

PLED

Pastoral Leadership

ETHM

Ethnomusicology

RTCH

Research Methods and Teaching

EVAN

Evangelism

SMGT

Sports Management

GLST

Global Studies

THEK

Theological English for Korean Students

GOVT

Government

THEO

Theology

GRST

Graduate Studies

WMUS

Worship Music

HIEU

European History

WRSP

Worship Studies

HIST

General History

YOUT

Youth Ministries

Highlighted text indicates a change from the official version of the catalog.